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Explorers: Beyond the Horizon
EXPLORERS: BEYOND THE HORIZON is a short story anthology featuring characters forever changed by their discovery of lands and worlds beyond their own. Whether it's by charting new stars, trekking across fantastical realms, sailing new oceans, or traversing the wild and unknown spaces between dimensions, readers will find the unimaginable in the pages of EXPLORERS.
- GenresFantasyScience Fiction
272 pages, Paperback
First published June 23, 2012
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July 6, 2012
As a fan of the Dead Robots' Society podcast, I have long anticipated the release of their anthology project, and it does not disappoint.If I could give halves, I would give this a 4.5.
Overall, this anthology is a very enjoyable read. While a few of the stories have darker endings, the book carries a thread of hope and optimism throughout, especially appropriate for an anthology that focuses on exploration and the very human drive for discovery.
A couple of the stories near the end didn't really strike a chord with me, but most of them were just what I was hoping for. A few that I especially enjoyed are "The Burning Land," by Jeff Brackett, "A Mournful Rustling," by Court Ellyn, and "Beneath an Orange Sky," by Andrew Hawnt. This book has given me a whole new list of authors to look out for in the future.
Overall, this anthology is a very enjoyable read. While a few of the stories have darker endings, the book carries a thread of hope and optimism throughout, especially appropriate for an anthology that focuses on exploration and the very human drive for discovery.
A couple of the stories near the end didn't really strike a chord with me, but most of them were just what I was hoping for. A few that I especially enjoyed are "The Burning Land," by Jeff Brackett, "A Mournful Rustling," by Court Ellyn, and "Beneath an Orange Sky," by Andrew Hawnt. This book has given me a whole new list of authors to look out for in the future.
September 21, 2012
I won this book via a goodreads giveaway.
Very Bradbury-esque in my opinion. I recently read The Illustrated Man and that was the closest comparison I have to this anthology of sci-fi short stories. Each story is well written and interesting but as with The Illustrated Man, many of them left me feeling a little uneasy. Well worth reading for any science fiction fans. Well written tales with lessons to learn even if they are a little hard to take at times.
Very Bradbury-esque in my opinion. I recently read The Illustrated Man and that was the closest comparison I have to this anthology of sci-fi short stories. Each story is well written and interesting but as with The Illustrated Man, many of them left me feeling a little uneasy. Well worth reading for any science fiction fans. Well written tales with lessons to learn even if they are a little hard to take at times.
April 23, 2013
Great anthology with plenty of interesting stories. Unfortunately, it had a little too much science fiction for my taste.
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